Raritan River Smallies 4 30 2025

[kcritch]

After throwing plugs into a 2000MPH headwind for four hours yesterday for one 23 inch striper in Raritan Bay I decided to do something a little easier on the arm!

Hit the Raritan River and found some agreeable smallies. Caught 5 in a about 2 and half hours and missed a few other hits. All the ones caught were fun size or better...no rats/dinks...and all caught on a weightless Texas Rigged 4" BPS Stiko Green Pumpkin w/gold/black flake. Needed to drift it slow, no action, to get them to hit. Pics of the best two. First one was around 16 inches the second a bit smaller. They seem to be eating good with fat bellies on all of them. Water levels are good, tons of bait fish in the warm pockets, and a beautiful sunny day with a light breeze...emphasis on the light breeze. This wind has been nuts this year.